młócić

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moltiti, from *moltъ (hammer). Cognate with Polish młot (hammer), Latin malleus (hammer) (per Julius Pokorny).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmwu.t͡ɕit͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ut͡ɕit͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: młó‧cić

Verb

młócić impf (perfective namłócić)

  1. (transitive) to thresh
    Kombajn ścina i młóci zboże.The combine (combine harvester) cuts and threshes the grain.
  2. (colloquial, transitive) to thrash, to pommel
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić
  3. (transitive, slang) to play a game obsessively
    Wczoraj cały dzień młóciliśmy w Counter-Strike'a.Yesterday, we binge-played Counter-Strike all day.

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • domłacać impf, domłócić pf
  • namłócić pf
  • odmłócić pf
  • omłacać impf, omłócić pf
  • pomłócić pf
  • umłócić pf
  • wymłacać impf, wymłócić pf
  • zamłócić pf
  • zmłócić pf
nouns
  • młócarnia
  • młócarz
  • młócenie
  • młócka

Further reading

  • młócić in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • młócić in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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